Yeah, the Razr definitely came out at a weird time. Moto should have released it during the summer, or waited another month or two so it could have ICS. I think their selling points will be the slim form factor, higher megapixel camera, and a lot of consumers either not knowing the difference between OS versions or preferring the Moto UI.
Yeah, the GSII is definitely still an awesome smartphone, and it should get the 4.0 update relatively soon. The real issue is how long will I have to wait with my GS Vibrant...sigh.
They definitely should have waited until at least next week for the RAZR announcement, but I think they still went with the announcement, because the GNexus/ICS announcement was originally supposed to be last week, and Moto probably didn't want to wait any longer, with the iPhone 4S already out.
Anyone know how long it usually takes for these flagship devices to get price reduced? I'd like to get the Nexus when it drops to $199 or so. 6 months maybe?
It took 4 months for Best Buy's first price drop for the Nexus S. The Nexus S was official on 6 December 2010 at $199.99 with a 2-year contract, and the first sale was on 10 March 2011 for two weeks at $99.99 with a 2-year contract.
No!
For me, the Galaxy Nexus sucks the least, since both the Droid Bionic and Droid RAZR has Motoblur.
Yea I would really like to have the option of adding extra memory, but it's something that I'll probably ever really need or use.
I don't even think it's close.
The radios are basically driver updates for the communications on the phone. Its device specific, not ROM. Typically you want the most recent radio as it has minor tweaks to improve under-the-hood stuff, sometimes increasing battery life by adjusting the signal reception mechanics.
That makes sense. I was just getting confused why a post for a ROM specific to the Thunderbolt also referenced half a dozen different radios. I'll leave mine be.
I've seen a few roms that require at least a certain radio or hboot because of the customization they've done but they usually only say that because its what they were testing with so they know that it works.
I've seen pics of it with the back cover removed and an exposed battery... now if that is the final design or not I am not sure but it sure looks that way from everything I've seen.
The SII display is NOT PenTile. It's Super AMOLED Plus. It's nicer than the screen that is on the Galaxy Nexus because of this.
Calls work just fine. I know what you're referring to regarding VoLTE; suffice to say, I don't know precisely how my phone is handling phone calls. I just know it's on LTE mode, never switches to 3G, calls work great, and battery is great.
From what I've seen regarding statements by hardware manufacturers, it makes you wonder if any phone older than 6 months will ever see an upgrade.
Those buttons will still work as they do in current Android. Whether or not the on-screen buttons will appear or not, I don't know.
The rezound looks interesting, but the screen is 4.3 instead of 4.6. It doesn't come with Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box. Also, I want to see battery life numbers.
That's the thing, I'm sure specwise the phone will be able to run ICS without a problem. Since HTC phones are so easy to hack, I imagine it'll be running ICS within a few weeks of it's release.
It's totally worth the wait to get the phone you want. I almost got the iPhone 4 when it came out, but waited an entire year for the SII and I'm definitely happy I did.
Groton's Fisherman is now preparing a 10,000 word reply as to why you chose the wrong phone.
Well, actually I was being jokingly baited so I responded jokingly, but I'll try not to get in the way of your rant.
It sure does, but god knows how long HTC will wait before it gets Ice Cream Sandwich.
Root and rom and you will have no problem.
